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May 13, 1941.

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1 Claim.

The present invention relates generally to display boxes of that type inwhich the cover or lid when raised, cooperates with the box body in amanner to support the complete box in open position for the purpose ofconveniently and effectively displaying the contents thereof.

More particularly the present invention relates to a display box of theabove general type, having for its primary object the provision of anarrangement in which the cover or lid is hinged to the box body in amanner to permit the lid or cover to incline in the open displayposition rearwardly from the body and not only sup-port the body inrearwardly and upwardly inclined position to better display the contentsthereof but also to effectively expose to view the bottom or innersurface of the cover in such position for displaying printed matterincluding for instance instructions or directions as well as descriptivematter pertaining to the displayed commodity.

It is a further object of the invention to bring about the above novelarrangement without complications in so far as the box construction isconcerned, and without adding to the essential parts of the ordinaryconstruction.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating the invention and forming apart of the specification,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete box showing the same inopen, display position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken therethrough in the openposition of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, with the parts in closed position,and

4 is a transverse vertical section through the complete box in closedposition, along a line coinciding with the pivots between the cover andbody.

Referring now to the above figures, the box as disclosed is square andalthough this particular shape need not be adhered to since forornamental purposes it may be varied to a considerable extent, the bodyIt] is shown as comprising a. base H surrounded by connected upstandingwalls including side walls It and front and rear end walls 53 and 5 2.

The cover is shown as of similar construction, including a top I6 fromwhich connected walls depend, including side walls El and front and rearwalls i8 and [9, the cover being preferably of somewhat greater depththan the body it and being of dimensions slightly greater than those ofthe body to permit of the telescoping relation of these parts in theclosed position as plainly seen in Fig. 3.

A hinge swingingly connecting the body it] and cover is formed by a pairof pivots 20 in transverse alignment with one another, connect- The twopivots it which, as before stated, are

in transverse alignment, are positioned through the side walls l2 of thebody at points intermediate the upper and lower edges of these sidewalls, spaced from the rear end wall a distance somewhat less than thedepths of the side walls I! of the cover. In their association with thecover !5, however, the pivots pierce the side walls I? at points whichare spaced both from. the top and rear end of the cover distancesslightly greater than the distances these pivots are spaced in the sidewalls of the body Hi from its rear wall M.

Thus the cover l5 may not only be raised and lowered between an openposition in which access may be had to the body Iii and the articlescontained therein, and a closed position in which the cover closes thebody in telescoping relation, but the cover may be further opened byrotating its rear pivoted portion around the pivoted rear end of thebody until the edge of the rear wall 19 of the cover engages the lowersurface of the bottom wall ll of the body in which position the coverinclines rearwardly and upwardly with respect to the body in at an anglesubstantially greater than a right angle.

The closed and open positions as above described rnay be readily seen bya comparison of Fig. 3 with Figs. 1 and 2 and it will be noted that inthe open position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the rear portion of thecover l5 depends substantially below the rear portion of the body it!and thus forms a rest for the latter which when placed upon a supportingsurface cooperates with the lower front edge of the body to support thelatter in an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position whereby thearticles, commodity, or other contents of the box body may be displayedplainly and to good advantage.

In other Words, when the lid or cover is raised the rear portion of thebox body is automatically elevated so that said body assumes a forwardlyand downwardly inclined position, thus adding to the display of themerchandise. time, in doing this, the lid or cover also assumes aforwardly and downwardly inclined position to better display its entirelower or inner surface to view.

As above explained, in such display position the body I is supported inan upwardly and rearwardly inclined manner, and at the same time thecover I5 is also positioned in an upwardly and rearwardly inclinedposition sufficient to display plainly to view the entire portion of theinner or lower surface of its top wall l6 above the box body.

It is contemplated in practice that the inner surface of the cover, thusexposed plainly to view, will be provided with any suitable indicia fordisplay, such as instructions or directions as to At the samethearticles or commodity, prices, and descriptions for instance of itsmake-up or intended uses. This space may also be used to effectively and3, in order that the cover and body will be held in parallel relation inthe closed position.

What is claimed is:

A box of the character described comprising a body having upstandingwalls, a cover having depending walls to surround the walls of the bodyin telescoping relation in closed position, pivot members extendingthrough the adjacent side walls of the body and cover at the rearportion of the box, said body and cover being each of substantial depthand said pivot members being aligned transversely of the box anddisposed at points spaced from the rear Wall of the cover a slightlygreater distance than from the rear Wall of the body and also spacedfrom the bottom of the body a substantially greater distance than fromthe lower edge of the cover, the pivot members forming a fixed pivotalconnection between the body and the cover and the cover being carried bya single arcuate movement only into a body supporting position with itstop and rear in engagement with the bottom of the body and said pivotmembers elevating the rear portion of the cover with respect to the bodywhen the cover is in its closed position and a filler strip lining theinterior .of the front portion of the cover at the top thereof andarranged to rest upon the upper edge of the body for elevating the frontportion of the cover and cooperating with the pivot members inmaintaining the cover and the body in parallel relation.

CHARLES F. FRIEDRICH. HARRY P. WAREHAM, J R.

